Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current ActsIf a health professional asks a health attorney to consent to medical treatment for a protected person, or to the protected person participating in low-risk research, the health professional must give the health attorney information about the following:
(a) the reasons why the person is a protected person;
(b) the condition of the protected person;
(c) the medical treatment or low-risk research for which consent is sought;
(d) any alternative medical treatment or low-risk research that is available;
(e) the nature and likely effect of the medical treatment for which consent is sought and any alternative medical treatment;
(f) the nature and degree of any significant risks involved with the medical treatment or low-risk research for which consent is sought and any alternative medical treatment;
(g) the likely effect of not providing the medical treatment or low-risk research for which consent is sought;
(h) the decision-making principles;
(i) any other matter that the health professional believes on reasonable grounds is relevant to the provision of consent for the medical treatment or low-risk research.
Note If a form is approved under s 75A for this provision, the form must be used.